*Pages 1--1 from D:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\10960.pdf* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S. W. WASHINGTON D. C. 20554 News media information 202- 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202- 418- 2830; Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov (or ftp. fcc. gov) TTY (202) 418- 2555 DA No. 01- 1960 Thursday August 16, 2001 FCN- 00053 Report No. FOREIGN CARRIER AFFILIATION NOTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's Rules, the U. S. international carrier( s) listed below filed with the Commission a notification of the affiliation it has or proposes to have with foreign carriers. The Commission recently amended Section 63.11 in IB Docket No. 97- 142, Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U. S. Telecommunications Market, 15 FCC Rcd 18158 (2000). FCN- NEW- 20010802- 00042 JAPAN TELECOM AMERICA, INC. Notification Pursuant to Section 63.11 of the Commission's rules, Japan Telecom America, Inc. and their affiliates hereby notify the Commission of their foreign affiliation with Albania, Australia, Austria, Egyypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. For further information concerning this matter, please contact Peggy Reitzel, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, (202) 418- 1460; TTY: 418- 2555. Unless otherwised specified, interested parties may file comments with respect to this notification within 14 days of the date of this public notice (see Section 1.4( b)( 4)). The notifying carrier may respond within 10 days after any such pleadings are filed, and the parties that filed such pleadings may reply within 5 days. See Section 63.52( c), 1.45( c)-( j). It is requested that such comments refer to the notification file number shown above. A copy of the notification is available for public inspection in the Reference Information Center, Court Yard Level, 445 12th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20554. Page 1 of 1 1